NewsTim Bowness / Abandoned Dancehall Dreams
Tim Bowness of art-pop duo No-Man will issue Abandoned Dancehall Dreams, a new solo record, later next month.
Produced with No-Man partner (and celebrated 5.1 remixer) Steven Wilson, the album features contributions from an impressive array of talent including Pat Mastelotto (King Crimson), Colin Edwin (Porcupine Tree), Anna Phoebe (Trans-Siberian Orchestra) and members of the No-Man live band. Abandoned Dancehall Dreams was also mastered by Pink Floyd engineer Andy Jackson.
Our sneak preview of The Warm Up Man Forever suggests an exciting long-player. The track features heavy tribal drumming, a great string arrangement, wistful lyrics and towards the end a ferocious Taxman-esque guitar solo (courtesy of No-Man’s Mike Bearpark).
The new release is available as a double-CD edition, which features remixes and alternates on the second disc, as well as a gatefold vinyl edition (which also comes with CD of the 8-track album). A very limited white vinyl has unfortunately already sold out already!
Abandoned Dancehall Dreams will be released on 23 June 2014 and can be pre-ordered from the Burning Shed online store.
Track listing
2CD Media Book Edition
Disc 1: Abandoned Dancehall Dreams:
- 1. The Warm-Up Man Forever (4.06)
- 2. Smiler At 50 (8.19)
- 3. Songs Of Distant Summers (5.02)
- 4. Waterfoot (4.14)
- 5. Dancing For You (5.59)
- 6. Smiler At 52 (4.05)
- 7. I Fought Against The South (8.51)
- 8. Beaten By Love (3.28)
Disc 2: Abandoned Dancehall Mixes and Outtakes
- 1. There Were Days (Smiler At 52, Grasscut mix) (4.53)
- 2. Sounds Of Distant Summers (Songs Of Distant Summers, Richard Barbieri mix) (5.31)
- 3. Singing For You (Dancing For You, UXB mix) (4.42)
- 4. Abandoned Dancehall Dream (2.25)
- 5. The Sweetest Bitter Pill (3.51)
- 6. The Warm-Up Man Forever (band version) (4.15)
- 7. Songs Of Distant Summers Part 1 (band version) (4.55)
- 8. Songs Of Distant Summers Part 2 (band version) (3.59)
Gatefold Black vinyl LP+ single CD
Side 1:
- 1. The Warm-Up Man Forever (4.06)
- 2. Smiler At 50 (8.19)
- 3. Songs Of Distant Summers (5.02)
- 4. Waterfoot (4.14)
Side 2:
- 1. Dancing For You (5.59)
- 2. Smiler At 52 (4.05)
- 3. I Fought Against The South (8.51)
- 4. Beaten By Love (3.28)
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Tim Bowness is often overlooked in favour of the wonderful Steven Wilson but I think the man is equally wonderful and I am really looking forward to this, no-man have some exquisite work, I wish they would re-release loveblows and lovecries and give it the deluxe edition overhaul.
So good to see this site mention Tim also, thanks Paul
Looking forward to this release a lot. The majority of the songs were written with no-man in mind, but Steven Wilson could not find the time to commit to this as a no-man album. Luckily he has been mixing this album.
When you want to hear more experimental music from Bowness, you should check out California, Norfolk from Tim Bowness/Peter Chilvers. Rereleased last year by Burning Shed in a 2 cd edition. Great stuff!
To “trash”: you can subscribe to Burning Shed’s newsletter which I recommend highly, I got quite a few interesting items that way!
@Michel – thanks for the tip. I should do that as I have ordered a few things from them over the years (Karn, Jansen, XTC, Dolby…).
Ah No-Man…
Really loved their work.
Been less of a fan of Bowness’ work (much as I like his voice).
Might check this out though…
Thanks for the tip-off (not sure how I would have found out about it otherwise).
You’re welcome.
Yahoo… got the newsletter from Steve Wilson and also Burning Shed… SO… i’ve got me a (signed) white vinyl album.. ;-)
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Well done. Only 200 pressed. Nice item.